“My message to troops is to have a break, steady their nerves and realise that the only polls that matter are the real ones during elections.”

Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader Simon Hughes after coalition collusion saw his party plummet to just 13% in the polls. Compare this with Mr. Hughes’ recent attempt to distance the Liberal Democrats from some Government legislation, with the statement; “We need to be clear that when things come from the Conservative stable [we announce that] this is not our proposal” and you make a decision about dissent in the ranks…